GRUB2 - prober names of found OS's

[zardoz1971]

I have multiboot pc with grub2. Prober is active so it finds linux and windows. But I would like it to give another title to found Windows OS, like "W8" for instance. Now, I now I can do it manually by changing file that grub makes, but it's not supposed to be done that way and every time I would run update-grub it would have to be done again.

So, is there a way to tell prober something like: when you find windows 8 name it W8?

[deadflowr]

You could look at this

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1664134

but I follow the basics of this

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...tomGrub2Screen

[zardoz1971]

Sorry but that doesn't help. I don't want to use grub customizer but just edit script the right way.

[deadflowr]

Sorry but that doesn't help. I don't want to use grub customizer but just edit script the right way.

Then use a custom menu.

Your /etc/grub.d folder contains a file for customizing your system.

Unless you change the name of the system, OS-prober is going to keep grabbing the existing name of the windows system and use that.

Setting a custom menu will allow you to set the name you want, and keep it that way.

If you have inquiries about customizing grub, look over this thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2076205

[grahammechanical]

If you are serious about doing it the right way then you should download the Grub manual.

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/

[oldfred]

Cavsfan converted thread to a help wiki.

How to: Create a Customized GRUB2 Screen that is Maintenance Free.- Cavsfan
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ma...tomGrub2Screen
Older thread
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1542338

You turn off os-prober and just copy entries you want into 40_custom (or 06_custom if you want them first).


In /etc/default/grub I added this:
gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=true
or turn off executeable bit
sudo chmod a-x /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober


Copy the windows entries from this:
sudo cp -a /boot/grub/grub.cfg /boot/grub/grub.cfg.backup
gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg
Copy them to and edit only titles:
gksudo gedit /etc/grub.d/40_custom
Then do:
sudo update-grub

For more detail see cavsfan's thread posted several times previously or the wiki summary version.